leading with influence creating your personal leadership style clint schroeder, dgnd
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Introductions Defining leadership Leading Volunteers Characteristics of great leaders Personal leadership Creating your personal leadership approach Five Fears of Leadership Five Truths of Leadership Parting Thoughts
Welcome and Agenda
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“Being in leadership is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, then you aren’t.”
-Margaret Thatcher
Well Said!
“The only definition of a leader is someone who has followers.” ~Peter Drucker
“Leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less.”~John C Maxwell
“Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen.”~Alan Keith
“Leadership is a function of knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated, building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to realize your own leadership potential.”~Warren Bennis
Definitions of Leadership
Honesty/integrity Trustworthy Fair & equitable Positive attitude Strong vision Inspiring Organized “Walk their talk” Listen
Respectful Supportive Make things happen Values & ethics Motivate others Created opportunities Safe space
Characteristics of Good Leaders
Attributes or personal qualities Are as much about the person’s way of being as
they are about what s/he accomplished Demonstrate a belief in something greater Invite others to also contribute to something
greater
Characteristics of Good Leaders
Unique to you Comes from within yourself It is your way of “being” It is the way you “bring yourself” to the situation Begins where behavior and values align Personal leadership has 6 significant parts
All Leadership Is Personal Leadership
Is there a difference in required technique? Our organization is no stronger than its leaders. Committed leaders increase value to members. Value increases participation from the members. Participation strengthens the organization from the
inside out. For this to happen, there must be leaders who lead.
Remember: You can not lead your team any further than you have traveled yourself.
Volunteers vs. Paid Employees
Leading where you are (with what you have) Vision Presence Embodying Values/Modeling the way Enabling others Making contribution
Creating Your Personal Leadership
What can you do right now in this moment with what you have?
What would make a difference right now? What is the small thing that matters?
Lead Where You Are
Vision can be defined as: a vivid mental image; the formation of a mental image of
something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses;
a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance
Vision
Your world view The “more” or “greater than” you want to contribute to The thing you want to make “present to the senses” What you want to create
Vision
“What you are speaks louder than anything you have to say”. -David Beck
Your presence is how people feel when they are around you. This includes how safe they feel, what you bring out of them, how you listen, how and what you share of yourself.
Your Leadership “Presence”?
Alignment between beliefs and behaviors “Walking the talk” Modeling the way—demonstrating values through
actions not telling (do as I do) “Becoming the change you want to see in the
world.” -Gandhi
Embodying Values
“The greatest gift you can give to others is not to
show them your greatness, but to reveal to them their own.” -unknown
Enabling Others
How can you combine the small things to make a difference in a bigger way?
How can you use your personal leadership/way of being to help others?
Making Contribution
Pick one leadership trait you want to develop and consciously explore it for the next 30 days.
Take 15 minutes at the end of each day, record what you observed and experienced
30 Day Invitation
What did you observe about where you embody and where you espouse your values?
What actions did you take to bring your values and actions more into alignment?
What went well? / What did not go well?What was the impact?What will you do differently next time?Celebrate what you did well
The Power of Reflection
FailureIs it Failure or Defeat? Defeat is when life crumbles around you, and you stay in it but do nothing to climb out.
Get knocked down one hundred times – get back up one hundred and one! 3
Success
Some people are never actually taught the definition of Success – and how to handle it when it comes our way.
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If not You? Then Who?
Close your eyes… Imagine a world without the generosity of
others: In 2011, Americans gave almost $300B to
charitable organizations* (and that was what was big enough to claim!)
It is estimated that Americans actually give closer to $450B per year
Bill Gates is only worth $61B
Source: NPS.Gov
How the $300B is Given:
73%
5%
14%8%
Total Giving
IndividualsCorporationsFoundationsBequests
Over the last 10 years, in a recession economy – that equates to $3T in giving
Time is Money, Right?
1 Second = $1 $1M = 11 Days $1B = 95 Years $1T = 31,688 Years
$3T = 95,064Years
That, my friends, is the scope of what we do.
RespectThe result of people trusting you, and wanting you to share their journey with them.
Nothing better than sharing the same crusade.
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ReputationIs not created during a relationship. It is created after. It is the feeling that we leave people with after they are directly involved with us.
Community service builds perception and awareness. 2
IntegrityThe result of respect and reputation coming together to create the belief that I can trust who you are and can count on you to do what you say you will do.
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AccountabilityA person who has accepted the responsibility to lead, must do it with a passion to improve the organization and not a fear of being disliked. A leader fully accepts accountability.
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ChangeRespect the tradition of yesterday, but do not be held hostage by those traditions. You must move forward in the spirit of improvement.
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Parting Thoughts:
Accept volunteers for WHO they are. Recognize what people want to do – and follow through. ASK – then ACT. Lead by example. Be accountable (dashboard, strategy). Maintain the Four Way Test. Maintain integrity. Be a change agent. Be an OPEN communicator. Be a Steward – not a Dictator.
Clint Schroeder, DGND [email protected]
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